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10 Day Wild Irish Experience Small Group Tour From Dublin
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Ten days through Ireland done properly - not racing from one postcard view to the next, but spending enough time in each place to actually feel it. This small-group tour covers southern Ireland’s most rewarding stretches of coast, countryside, and heritage, with a professional Irish Experience tour guide alongside you throughout, private air-conditioned transport, accommodation, and breakfast included every day.
You’ll take in the Wild Atlantic Way, the Cliffs of Moher, and the Dingle Peninsula. There’s a chance to kiss the Blarney Stone, walk the Rock of Cashel, and explore Ireland’s Ancient East. The itinerary builds in two nights each in Connemara, Dingle, and Killarney - long enough in each place to get a proper feel for it, and to head off on your own if you fancy an afternoon without an itinerary.
Along the way you’ll visit a locally run family farm for a sheepdog demonstration, take the ferry crossing across the River Shannon, join the award-winning Westport Walking Tour, and spend time in Killarney National Park. Groups are capped at 16, so it stays personal throughout.
Two nights in Killarney is enough to do the national park justice. Killarney National Park is bigger than most people expect, and the highlights - the lakes, Torc Waterfall, Muckross House, and Ross Castle - are spread out in a way that rewards time rather than speed. The morning light on Lough Leane is particularly worth getting up for.
The sheepdog demonstration is better than it sounds. If you’ve never seen a trained sheepdog work, it’s a genuinely impressive thing to watch. A good dog and handler can move a flock with nothing more than a whistle and a gesture. It’s also a nice window into how working farms in the west of Ireland actually operate, which is different from what most visitors expect.
Dingle town is small but excellent. Two nights gives you time to get past the obvious spots and find your own. The fishing harbour is working and picturesque, the restaurants are very good for a town this size, and the surrounding peninsula - Slea Head Drive in particular - is one of the most striking drives in Ireland.
The Westport Walking Tour is genuinely worth your full attention. Westport is one of Ireland’s few planned towns, laid out in the 18th century, and it has a distinctive character as a result. The walking tour covers the history and architecture in a way that makes the rest of your time there more interesting. Westport House at the edge of town is also worth a visit if you have a free afternoon.
Mornings in Connemara are the best time to be outside. The light on the bog and the Twelve Bens mountain range in the early morning has a quality that changes as the day goes on. If you’re an early riser, the area around Roundstone or the road toward Clifden before breakfast is one of those Ireland experiences that’s hard to describe and easy to remember.